PA Cosmetology case studies
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The Pennsylvania State Board of Cosmetology, part of the Department of State's Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, regulates the practice of cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology in the Commonwealth through licensure, registration, certification, and discipline. Its authority covers cosmetologists, estheticians, and nail technicians; the teachers of each of those practices; cosmetology, esthetician, and nail technology salons; and cosmetology schools, as well as the unlicensed practice of the profession. The PA Cosmetology case studies are 5 cases and about 3,345 words.
1Relaxer Nine Days Ago and a Wedding in Eight Days
Saturday and the salon closes at 6. Dana, 24, arrives for full-head foil highlights.
635 words, about 3 min2Isotretinoin, Tretinoin, and a Bride Who Insists
Your 4:00 client, Marisol, 41, is new to the salon and has booked a lip, chin, and brow wax. Her intake form lists isotretinoin 40 mg daily (started 5 months ago, and she took today's dose this morning), tretinoin cream applied to her whole face every night, and a light salicylic-acid peel at a med spa 10 days ago.
630 words, about 3 min3Green-Black Toenail on a Client With Diabetes
A 58-year-old woman comes in for a gel pedicure before a family reunion. She has type 2 diabetes, well controlled on metformin, and no neuropathy that she knows of.
653 words, about 3 min4Fifteen-Minute Turnaround on the Foot Spa
It is a packed Saturday. Your pedicure bookings are 15 minutes apart and you are the only nail technician working the two basins.
692 words, about 3 min5The Owner's 'Quick Favor' on a Lapsed Salon License
You were licensed as an esthetician three weeks ago and have been at this salon for two weeks. On Friday the owner asks the receptionist - unlicensed, two years in the building, 'great with brows' - to wax a regular client because you are double-booked.
735 words, about 4 min